Walk among the history

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WALK AMONG PATRIOTS AND PLANTERS

The Coastal Discovery Museum and Heritage Library Foundation will host a walking tour at 2 p.m. Fridays in May. Participants meet at the Zion Chapel of Ease and Revolutionary War Cemetery for an informative walk and talk about the patriots and planters who are buried there. Among the subjects covered are Capt. William Hilton’s naming of the island in 1663; the French and Spanish settlements; plantation life, slavery and the Gullah culture; history of the chapel and many more historical tidbits.

Walks will be held May 6, 13, 20 and 27.

The chapel is at Mathews Drive and William Hilton Parkway (across from Carrabba’s) and the entrance is from Mathews Drive. Reservations are required and the cost is $12 for adults, $7 for children. Call 689-6767, ext.223.